More than 25 people attended a public hearing on the cell tower. Several people expressed concern about the tower's impact on historic properties and the possibility that Verizon someday could build it tall enough to need warning beacons.

The tower will not affect the town's historic properties, according to a study of the area, said David Kirk, an Atlanta lawyer representing Verizon Wireless, and the council would have to approve any request to make the tower higher, he said.